Sodium pareth sulfate is a
surfactant found in some
detergent products such as hand or body washes, but not as commonly as other chemicals such as
sodium laureth sulfate
Sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), an accepted contraction of sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES), also called sodium alkylethersulfate, is an anionic detergent and surfactant found in many personal care products (soaps, shampoos, toothpaste, etc.) an ...
(SLES). It is the sodium
salt
Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in the form of a natural crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite. Salt is present in vast quant ...
of a sulfated
polyethylene glycol
Polyethylene glycol (PEG; ) is a polyether compound derived from petroleum with many applications, from industrial manufacturing to medicine. PEG is also known as polyethylene oxide (PEO) or polyoxyethylene (POE), depending on its molecular we ...
ether.
It is produced similarly to SLES starting from
fatty alcohols with 10 to 16 carbon atoms.
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Ethers
Organic sodium salts
Anionic surfactants
Sulfate esters
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